A rookie will take the mound Saturday as the Giants aim for a critical series win over the San Diego Padres.
Shaun Anderson will make his 14th MLB start, and can move San Francisco to within a game of the second NL wild-card spot depending upon other results. The Padres can place a hurdle in their division rivals' possible path to the postseason, and rookie Cal Quantrill will try to outdo his first-year counterpart.
A night after trotting a righty-heavy lineup, the Giants will rely upon a whole lot of lefties against Quantrill. Pablo Sandoval, Friday's switch-hitting hero whose home run was the difference in the Giants' 2-1 win, will bat third.
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San Francisco Giants (53-51)
Brandon Belt, 1B
Mike Yastrzemski, RF
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Alex Dickerson, LF
Stephen Vogt, C
Brandon Crawford, SS
Kevin Pillar, CF
Joe Panik, 2B
Shaun Anderson, RHP (3-2, 4.91 ERA)
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San Diego Padres (48-55)
Fernando Tatis Jr., SS
Francisco Mejia, LF
Manny Machado, 3B
Eric Hosmer, 1B
Hunter Renfroe, RF
Wil Myers, CF
Luis Urias, 2B
Austin Hedges, C
Cal Quantrill, RHP (3-2, 3.76 ERA)